Mount Mellum, Queensland

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Mount Mellum
Queensland
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Mount Mellum
Coordinates 26°48′52″S152°56′01″E / 26.8144°S 152.9336°E / -26.8144; 152.9336 (Mount Mellum (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 26°48′52″S152°56′01″E / 26.8144°S 152.9336°E / -26.8144; 152.9336 (Mount Mellum (centre of locality))
Population442 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density43.76/km2 (113.3/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4550
Area10.1 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Sunshine Coast Region
State electorate(s) Glass House
Federal division(s) Fisher
Suburbs around Mount Mellum:
Bald Knob Landsborough Landsborough
Peachester Mount Mellum Landsborough
Beerwah Beerwah Beerwah

Mount Mellum is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Mount Mellum had a population of 442 people. [1]

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Geography

Mount Mellum ( 26°49′18″S152°55′24″E / 26.8216°S 152.9234°E / -26.8216; 152.9234 (Mount Mellum) ) rises to 406 metres (1,332 ft) above sea level in the south-east of the locality. [3] [4]

History

Mount Mellum State School opened in 1920 and closed in 1926. It reopened in 1930 and then closed permanently circa 1938. [5]

In the 2016 census Mount Mellum had a population of 442 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Mount Mellum. The nearest primary school is Landsborough State School in neighbouring Landsborough to the north-east. The nearest secondary school is Beerwah State High School in neighbouring Beerwah to the south-east. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Mellum (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Mount Mellum – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48784)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Mount Mellum – mountain in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 21556)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 18 January 2021.


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